Joanna M. Kain
Born
Dorothy Kain

1930
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died21 July 2017
Canberra, ACT, Australia
NationalityNew Zealander and British
Alma materUniversity College London
Known forResearch into ecology of macroalgae
PartnerNorman Jones
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsPhycology
InstitutionsPort Erin Marine Biological Station
Doctoral advisorGordon Elliott Fogg
Author abbrev. (botany)J.M.Kain

Joanna M. Jones (née Dorothy Kain, 1930 – 21 July 2017) was a phycologist, marine biologist and diver.[1][2] She researched kelp forest ecology adding to the scientific knowledge on its population, reproduction, competition and growth as well as descriptions of subcanopy seaweeds found in kelp forests.[3] She was president of the British Phycological Society from 1987 to 1988.[4]

Early life

Kain was born in Christchurch in 1930.[1]

Career

Kain worked at the Port Erin Marine Laboratory (PEML) until 1991.[5]

Death

Jones died on 21 July 2017.[1]

The standard author abbreviation J.M.Kain is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Some publications

References

  1. ^ a b c Alecia Bellgrove (19 October 2017). "A life well lived: Joanna Jones (Kain) 1930–2017" (PDF). Journal of Applied Phycology. 29 (6): 2707–2711. doi:10.1007/S10811-017-1294-0. ISSN 0921-8971. Wikidata Q60485655.
  2. ^ Geraldine Reid (1 December 2018). "From the Shore to the Sublittoral: Liverpool's Algal Women". Collections. 14 (4): 455–475. doi:10.1177/155019061801400405. ISSN 1550-1906. Wikidata Q92975280.
  3. ^ Kathryn Schoenrock; Kenan M Chan; Tony O'Callaghan; Rory O'Callaghan; Aaron Golden; Stacy A Krueger-Hadfield; Anne Marie Power (16 June 2020). "A review of subtidal kelp forests in Ireland: From first descriptions to new habitat monitoring techniques". Ecology and Evolution. 10 (13): 6819–6832. doi:10.1002/ECE3.6345. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 7381581. PMID 32724553. Wikidata Q98159269.
  4. ^ "President 1987–88". British Phycological Journal. 24 (3): 201. August 1989. doi:10.1080/00071618900650211. ISSN 0007-1617.
  5. ^ "Port Erin Marine Laboratory 1975 Honors Year". peml1975.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  J.M.Kain.
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